Chair.



W. D. SGHMITSL CHAIR.

APPLICATION rILnn JULY 6, 1911.

1,004,206. Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER D. SCHMITS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN'OR TO JACOB AND JOSEF KOHNINCORPORATED, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TALTER D. SoHMrrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Chair, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a chair of novel construction, and moreparticularly to new and efficient means for bracing the rear legs andfor reinforcing the connections between such legs and the seat.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a vertical section through achair embodying my invention; Fig. 2 an enlarged section on line 2-2,Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a perspective View of the brace detached.

A chair of suitable pattern is provided with a seat frame 10 which maybe grooved as at 11 for the attachment of a cane bottom in case thelatter is used. The back legs 12 are directly connected to frame 10 inthe usual manner, but in addition to such direct connection, I provide afurther connection of peculiar construction. This additional connectionconsists of a metallic brace A, composed of a metal band bent into thepeculiar form more fully illustrated in Fig. 3. That is to say the bandis provided with a curved or quadrantal upright rear section 13, ahorizontal central section 14, and an uprightfront section 15. Of these,the flanking sections 18, 15 extend obliquely from opposite ends ofcentral section 14:, the entire brace being therefore substantiallystepshaped.

At its free lower end, section 13 is provided With an eye 16, while thefree upper end of section 15 is provided with an elongated aperture 17.The correlation of the parts is such that the length of the horizontalsection 14 corresponds substantially to the width of the seat frame 10,while the distance between sections 13, 15 corresponds to the distancebetween the inner side of such frame and the inner side of the rear leg12. In fitting the brace to the chair, its central section is made tounderlie the seat frame, its rear section 13 is secured to one of theback legs 12 below such frame by means of a screw 18 passing through eye16, while its front section 15 is secured to the inner side of the seatframe by a bolt 19 engaging Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 6, 1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911. Serial No. 637,117.

and chair, so that a tight fit may at all times be obtained.

WVhen the brace is positioned as described, rear section 13 will form aquadrantal arm extending from a point beneath the seat frame, sidewiseand downward toward the leg, so as to thoroughly brace the latter.Central section 14. will underlie the seat frame as has already beenstated, and thus form a supplemental support for the same whichtransfers some of the weight from the direct connection between seat andleg to screw 18. Front section 15 will extend upwardly along the innerside of the seat frame, which side thus forms one of the attachingsurfaces for the brace and consequently a sustaining surface for theleg.

It is of course obvious that a separate brace is secured to each of therear legs, so that both legs will become firmly supported, while theseat is furnished with two supplemental supports.

it will be seen that a chair constructed as described is thoroughlybraced in a simple and efficient manner, so that its rigidity ismaintained during wear and its life is prolonged.

I claim:

1. A chair having a seat frame, a rear leg, a brace comprising anupwardly ex tending front section engaging the inner side of the seatframe, a horizontal section underlying said frame, and a rear sectionextending from the frame sidewise and downward toward the leg, and meansfor securing the brace to the inner side of the frame, and to the legbeneath said frame.

2. A chair having a seat frame, a rear leg, a brace comprising anupwardly extending front section engaging the inner side of the seatframe, a horizontal section underlying said frame and aquadrantal rearsection extending from the frame toward the leg, and means for securingthe brace to the inner side of the frame, and to the leg beneath saidframe.

WVALTER D. SCHMITS.

\Vitnesses ARTHUR E. ZUMPE, KA'rI-IERYNE KooH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

